Traditionally, June marks the climax of the Supreme Court term. This is when the justices release their most consequential rulings – decisions that shape how America lives for years to come.
For the Trump administration, this June delivered another round of intense combat against the entrenched forces determined to block common-sense reforms, from protecting women’s sports to dismantling the administrative state’s unaccountable power.
The Court’s current makeup gives conservatives a clear 6-3 edge. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito were appointed by Republican presidents before Trump.
Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett joined during Trump’s first term. The liberal bloc consists of Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan (Obama appointees) and Ketanji Brown Jackson (Biden appointee).
This alignment produced meaningful advances for the administration’s agenda even as the left’s institutional resistance remained fierce.
Hellbound and Down 